Engine gang-plow.



W. L. PAUL.

ENGINE GANG PLOW. APPLICATION IILBfi JAN. 6, 1911. 1,08 4% Patented July 30, 1912.

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ENGINE GANG PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6, 1911.

Patented July 30, 1912.

ZISHEETS-SHEET 24 [TNESSES 1n rear of the WILLIAM L. PAUL, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,

assrenon T0 OLIVER CHILLED PLOW WORKS, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

ENGINE GANG-PLOW.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, lVILLiAM L. PAUL, of South Bend, -in' the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Engine GangPlows; and I do hereby declare the so arrange gage wheels for the truck frame plow that they shall be disposed pivoted support of the plow beams in a manner to gage the height of the front ends of the plow beams and. thus enhance uniform plowing, and shorten the length of the structure.

With this object in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of con struction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a planvview of an engine gang plow embodying my improvements, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation, showing only two plow beams and cooperating devices.

My improved plow structure comprises a pluralitypf connected units, two of such units,' "1 and 2 being shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing although. it is apparent that any desired number of such units may be employed and each of said units is the same in construction.

Each unit comprises a truck frame or section 3 and a series of plows having their beams 4 connected with said truck, frame. Each truck frame has a general triangular of a gang shape and comprises an angle iron member 5 to be disposed at an angle of 45 degrees more or less to the direction of travel of the plow; an angle iron member 5 secured at one end to the member 5 near theend of the latter and projecting laterally therefrom so as to be disposed at right anglesto Specification of Letters Patent.

Original application filed July 12, 1910, Serial No. 571,649. Divided and Serial No. 601,237.

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the direction of travel or line of draft of the angle iron member 7 so cured at one end to an intermediate portion of the member 6 and at its other end to the diagonal member 5 near the end thereof op-' posite to that to secured. A brace 8 extends from the memher 5 to the member 6 and a similar brace 9 extends from the free end of the member 6 to an intermediate point on the member 7. At the free end of the member 6 of the truck frame (which in effect constitutes the apex of the triangular truck frame) a bracket 10 is secured for the. accommodation of the swiveled frame 11 of a truck wheel 12.

Aseries of rigid brackets 13, located at intervals on the diagonal member 5 of the truck frame unit, project rearwardly from said member 5 and to each of these brackets, I

of the truck frame member 5, the connec the truck frame are,

tions of the beams'with advanced progressively from one end of the series of plow beams to the other. 'A laterally projecting brace 15 is secured to an intermediate portion of each plow beam and at its forward end, each brace 15 is connected with the angle member 5 of the truck frame unit by means of a vertically adjustable knuckle 16.

A soil engagingmeniber 17 is located at the rear end of each plow beam.

which the member 6 is The end brackets 13 on each truck frame unit are provided with rearwardly projecting members 18 with which frames 19 are pi'votally connected and these frames carry caster wheels 20. These caster Wheels are thus located under the plane of the plow beams rearwardly of the pivotal connections of the adjacent plow beams with the truck frame unit and serve to gage the height of the forward ends of all the plowbeamaof give more uniform plowing than if said caster wheels were placed forwardly under some distance ahead of the pointof the the truck frame at plow. Furthermore, by this construction the entire structure is shortened, and a saving in material is accomplished.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is,

1. In an engine plow structure, a unit comprising a truck frame, plow beams pivotally connected at their forward ends with said truck frame, brackets projecting rearwardly from said truck frame adjacent to respective ends thereof, caster wheels having mountings in said brackets, and disposed under the planes of the plow beams rearwardly of the pivotal connection of the adjacent plow beam to the truckframe, and a wheel near the forward end of the truck frame.

2. A gang plow structure, comprising a plurality of triangular frames having their hypotenuses in alinement with each other, a plurality of plow beams pivotally connected at their forward ends with the diagonal rear end of each triangular frame, brackets projecting rearwardly from each triangular frame adjacent to respective ends of the diagonal rear end thereof, caster wheels having mountings in said brackets, and disposed under the planes of the plow rearwardly of the forward pivoted endlof the adjacent plow beam, an the apex of each triangular frame.

beams d a wheel near 3. In a gang plow structure, a unit comprising a triangular frame having its hypotenuse disposed diagonal to the line of draft, plow beams pivotally connected at their forward ends with the diagonal portion of said frame, brackets pro ecting rearwardly from said frame adjacent the diagonal portion to respective ends of thereof, caster wheels 4 having mountings in said brackets and disposed under rearwardly of the pivoted f adjacent plow beams,

the plane of the plow beams orward ends of and a trailing caster wheel connected with said frame adjacent to the apex thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this Specification in the presence of scribing witnesses.

Witnesses EDWIN NICAR,

WILLIAM L. PAUL.

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